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The papers in this volume continue our focus on emotions of people in Southeast Europe. Grief and sadness are, of course, universal, but they take on different forms of expression. Strong emotional values are often attached to specific foods (e.g. the kurban), usually food is of great importance for labour migrants and in times of crisis. Likewise, dress can be of great emotional significance and value. Wars as well as communist collectivization often lead to emotional consequences such as trauma. Smells and tastes can become expressions of actual or remembered emotions, a fact that can also concern the researchers themselves. Klaus Roth is professor em. at the Institute for European Ethnology of Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich. Milena Benovska is professor em. of the Dept. of Ethnology and Balkan Studies of the South-West University of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Ana Luleva is Assoc. Prof. at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia.

Balkan Life Courses. The historical upheavals in Southeast Europe since the early 20th century brought about deep transf

Der Sammelband enthält Beiträge von Experten aus verschiedenen Fachdisziplinen und Ländern zum Phänomen des Klientelismus in Südosteuropa. Die Autoren analysieren historische, gesellschaftliche wie kulturelle Entstehungsbedingungen, betrachten aktuelle Entwicklungen und diskutieren Zukunftsperspektiven. Mit ihrer differenzierten und zugleich pragmatischen Betrachtungsweise liefern sie vielfältige Ansätze zu einer vertieften Beschäftigung mit diesem wichtigen Thema jenseits von Stereotypen und publizistischen Gemeinplätzen.

From an historical distance, the development of the ethnological sciences in Southeast Europe - that is, of ethnology, ethnography, folklore, and cultural/ social anthropology - has been dealt with extensively for the period prior to 1990. For most Balkan countries, this was the period of socialism. This volume offers analyses of the ensuing development of the ethnological sciences in this rapidly transforming region. The book's authors are scholars involved in the turbulent processes of modernizing change. Their insightful and engaged contributions reveal that these changes were indeed changes of basic paradigms, transforming the past-oriented and often ideologically biased or exploited disciplines into modern, reflexive, and critical ones, focusing on socio-cultural aspects of Balkan societies. Apart from its portrayal of the present state of the ethnological disciplines, the book also offers a comprehensive list of all ethnological institutions, associations, and journals in Southeast Europe, promoting scholarly exchange and cooperation between all those interested in Balkan societies and cultures. (Series: Ethnologia Balkanica - Vol. 17) [Subject: Ethnology, Sociology, European Studies, Balkan Studies]

Urbanization in Southeastern Europe displays significant idiosyncrasies. While the region was predominantly rural long into the 20th century, cities grew rapidly after WWII, causing deep socio-cultural changes which gained in momentum after the end of socialism. The articles in this volume, originally presented at the conference 'Urban Life and Culture in Southeastern Europe' in Belgrade, May 2005, explore these changes past and present, focusing on urban culture, social topography, urban planning, and urban-rural relations.

Einige zentrale Probleme der EU-Integration der post-sozialistischen Länder gründen im geringen institutionellen Vertrauen. Da - als Folge des Sozialismus - gegenüber dem Staat und seinen Institutionen eine „Kultur des öffentlichen Misstrauens“ herrscht, wird Vertrauen weiterhin primär in informelle soziale Netzwerke investiert: In allen Lebensbereichen kommt der Familie und dem Kreis vertrauenswürdiger Freunde, Mitschüler, Kollegen und Nachbarn eine überragende Bedeutung zu. 18 Volkskundler, Ethnologen, Soziologen und Historiker präsentieren hier ihre empirischen Studien in Bulgarien, Estland, Polen, Rumänien, Russland, Serbien, Tschechien und der Slowakei. Sie zeigen den graduellen Wandel der Netzwerke wie auch nationale Unterschiede im Ausmaß an öffentlichem und privatem Vertrauen auf.